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Release – December 2023

    An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS … Continue reading Release – December 2023

Release – October 2023

    An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS … Continue reading Release – October 2023

Release – July 2023

    An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS … Continue reading Release – July 2023

Release – February 2023

    An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS … Continue reading Release – February 2023

Release – November 2022

    An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS … Continue reading Release – November 2022

Release – September 2022

    An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS … Continue reading Release – September 2022

Did You Know? Time Stamps

Ticket Time Stamps With your HITS® software, there are several ways a user can Time Stamp their tickets. HITS® can be set to automatically stamp your tickets both with a “Time Started” and *”Time Completed” at the bottom of your retail or wholesale tickets. A user can also take the option to set up unique … Continue reading Did You Know? Time Stamps

Release – July 2022

    An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS … Continue reading Release – July 2022

Release – May 2022

    An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS … Continue reading Release – May 2022

Did You Know? Show Report Parameters & Copy Report

Report Options: Parameters & Copy With your HITS® BPOS software, a user has the ability to run the same report with different selections (date range, salesrep, etc.) without having to close or exit completely out of the report! All a user needs to do is click on the Show Report Parameters button to re-access your … Continue reading Did You Know? Show Report Parameters & Copy Report

Release – February 2022

    An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS … Continue reading Release – February 2022

Did You Know? Multi-select Services or Packages

Multi-select Services or Packages With your HITS® BPOS software, a user can quickly select multiple Services or Packages at one time and add them to an open ticket. When you are accessing the “Quick Item Lookup” via your work order, just hold down the Ctrl key and then click on each item (Service or Package) … Continue reading Did You Know? Multi-select Services or Packages

Did You Know? Save A/R Statements

Save A/R Statements With your HITS® BPOS software, a user can save monthly A/R Statements to their local computer and then reprint them as needed. For example, when a customer calls and inquires if they can get a copy of a statement from 4 months ago, you can open the saved file, find their statement … Continue reading Did You Know? Save A/R Statements

Did You Know? Save Report Selections

Save Selections & Export (Spreadsheet) With the HITS® BPOS software, a user is now able to save report selections with our latest release! Do you find yourself running a report frequently for your tire shop or tire wholesale company? Are you always entering the same report selections and finding this to be tedious? With our … Continue reading Did You Know? Save Report Selections

Release – August 2021

    An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS … Continue reading Release – August 2021

Did You Know? Flagging Tickets “Ready” or “Printed

Ready or Printed Ticket Flagging Did you know your HITS® BPOS Software allows you to flag tickets Ready or Printed? This allows you and your staff to know a tickets’ status at a glance! Retailers may use this to indicate which vehicles are Ready for pickup. This not only will increase your auto garages’ time … Continue reading Did You Know? Flagging Tickets “Ready” or “Printed

Did You Know? Supplier Links

Editing Supplier Links You can add preferred website links in the HITS® BPOS software. To do this click on Links at the top of your screen. Click on Edit Supplier Links and add your links, groups, etc. After you have completed this any of your HITS® users can access the Links from the menu and … Continue reading Did You Know? Supplier Links

Did You Know? HITS™ BPOS Display Options

HITS™ BPOS Display Options It is very easy to change both the Look of your HITS™ BPOS and the Size of your font. Any user can make this change on their workstation to best suit their needs! To change the Size and/or Look & Feel of a users’ screen, take the steps below: Click on … Continue reading Did You Know? HITS™ BPOS Display Options

Did You Know? Contacts Lookup – Alert Flags

Contacts Lookup – Alert Flags Your HITS® BPOS Software allows you to see if a customer is configured for a closing email to be sent with an attached copy of their invoice at the close of their ticket. You can configure your HITS® BPOS System to display the “Contacts” box at the close of your … Continue reading Did You Know? Contacts Lookup – Alert Flags

Release – May 2021

    An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS … Continue reading Release – May 2021

Did You Know? Customer Lookup Defaults

Customer Lookup Defaults You can set your HITS® BPOS Software Customer Lookup screen to default to any available selection you would like! We recommend switching to Phone Number lookup as phone numbers are unique to customers. This can help cut down on duplicate customer entries from being added to your system. You can switch your … Continue reading Did You Know? Customer Lookup Defaults

Did You Know? ZipWhip

ZipWhip Text Messaging! Your HITS® BPOS Software now offers true SMS texting using our new integration with ZipWhip! This allows you to communicate with your Repair & Auto Shop customers using SMS texting right out of HITS®. This new added feature allows you to send images, create message templates and schedule messages to go out … Continue reading Did You Know? ZipWhip

Did You Know? Daily Close Out Report

Daily Close Out Report HITS BPOS® has a single page end-of-day report that could easily replace the multiple reports you may be using for your tire shop. Our Daily Close Out Report provides users with all your tire shops’ totals: • Sales • Cost & Profit • Department Breakdowns • Tender Totals This report even … Continue reading Did You Know? Daily Close Out Report

Did You Know? Help Scout Fuzzy Search

Help Scout Fuzzy Search We have a great new “Help” Feature in HITS® which lets you search using keywords! It is called Help Scout Fuzzy Search and is available right under your Help menu in HITS®. Just click on the menu option and start your search! Type in whatever you are searching for and then … Continue reading Did You Know? Help Scout Fuzzy Search

Did You Know? Appointments & Bay Management

Appointments & Bay Management You can easily set appointments and manage your auto garage bays using your HITS® BPOS Appointment and Bay Management views. HITS® makes Appointment Scheduling simple. You can schedule appointments and assign vehicles & jobs to bays right from the ticket or right from the Appointment/Bay Management screens. Click on the links … Continue reading Did You Know? Appointments & Bay Management

Release – December 2020

An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS Technical Support … Continue reading Release – December 2020

Did You Know? Automatic Work Order Push

Automatic Work Order Push Your HITS® BPOS Software is designed with a myriad of features to help you operate your shop or warehouse more easily than ever! One of its many features includes making the job of moving or ‘pushing’ open tickets simple! Your system can push your open work orders or carryover tickets to … Continue reading Did You Know? Automatic Work Order Push

Did You Know? Adjust Total Button

Adjust Total Button Your HITS® BPOS Software offers an easy way to add coupons and discounts to your customer’s workorders for any discounts or warranties your business offers. While in an open workorder, click on the button to easily apply a discount code to your customer’s ticket. These codes can be set up to be … Continue reading Did You Know? Adjust Total Button

Did You Know? Right-Click –> Save

Right-Click –> Save Options Your HITS® BPOS Software allows you to right-click-save most table grids as a PDF or CSV (spreadsheet) for easy access or to provide this information to your auto shop customers. Below are a few screens in your Tire Software that allow this: • Ticket Lookup Screen • Inventory Lookup Screen • … Continue reading Did You Know? Right-Click –> Save

Release – October 2020

An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS Technical Support … Continue reading Release – October 2020

Did You Know? Product # Printing On Invoices

Turn Product # Printing On/Off Your HITS® BPOS Software allows you to turn Product # Printing On or Off when printing your auto shops’ workorders or customer invoices. Some tire dealers do not want their customers seeing product numbers of parts. HITS® BPOS allows you to block the printing of Product #s for your outside … Continue reading Did You Know? Product # Printing On Invoices

Did You Know? Voice-To-Text

Voice-To-Text You can use Voice-To-Text in BPOS to easily add comments to your auto shops’ workorders. If you are using a device capable of supporting voice-to-text, then you can use your microphone instead of typing everything. Any field in your HITS® BPOS Software where you would normally type, you can use your voice-to-text to speak … Continue reading Did You Know? Voice-To-Text

Did You Know? BPOS Inspection Form Printing

BPOS Inspection Form Printing & DVI With your HITS® BPOS Software, you can print customizable inspection forms right from BPOS! You can even configure your auto shop software to print a copy of the inspection sheet automatically when you print the workorder. You can use our current form or you are able to get one … Continue reading Did You Know? BPOS Inspection Form Printing

Did You Know? Configure Your Auto Shop Toolbar

Configure Your Auto Shop Toolbar Your HITS® BPOS Software allows you to configure your Tire & Auto Shop’s Toolbar to suit your own personal needs by customizing the toolbar! If you would like, you can add a “Payment” icon to the Sales Counter view to make it quicker to take payments from your customers or … Continue reading Did You Know? Configure Your Auto Shop Toolbar

Coming In Our Next Release… Fall 2020

An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS Technical Support … Continue reading Coming In Our Next Release… Fall 2020

Did You Know? HITS® BPOS Email Features

HITS® BPOS Email Features HITS® BPOS has the capability for your auto shop and tire business to go paperless! You can email invoices directly to your customers automatically upon the close of a ticket. You can also email invoices as they are requested. You can even email your A/R Monthly Statements! This feature can be … Continue reading Did You Know? HITS® BPOS Email Features

Did You Know? Merchant Partners/1st Mile Webinar

Merchant Partners/1st Mile Webinar Did you know that we did a webinar with Merchant Partners/1st Mile to spotlight how BPOS and 1st Mile integrations work together for both credit card processing and signature capture. The first half of our webinar covers using the 1st Mile integration within BPOS. The second half of the webinar covers … Continue reading Did You Know? Merchant Partners/1st Mile Webinar

Did You Know? 1stMILE Text-To-Pay

1stMILE Text-To-Pay You can do Text-To-Pay with our 1stMILE integrated credit card processing? You can simply text a payment request without having the customer come into your shop! It’s convenient for both you and your customer especially during this time of social distancing. For more information about Text-To-Pay, please click the link below:

Did You Know? Credit Card Processing (With Merchant Partners)

Credit Card Processing (With Merchant Partners) You can process your customer’s credit card payments right from the invoice screen within BPOS? Additionally, it can include signature capture to print on both auto repair authorizations and customer invoicing? Click on the link below to watch our video for more information!

Did You Know? Automatic Customer & Inventory Backup

Daily Closing With Automatic Backup As you may already know, Andreoli & Associates maintains a rolling seven days of daily backups of your data, along with a monthly backup for the previous 12 months. But did you know, that you can also make your own daily PDF or CSV copy of your auto shops’ inventory … Continue reading Did You Know? Automatic Customer & Inventory Backup

Did You Know? Quick Edit of Cost and/or Qtys on Inventory PO/Receipts

Quickly Edit Cost & Quantity on Po’s & Receipts You can quickly edit your quantities and costs when receiving in your auto or tire shop inventory? All you have to do is click on the Edit Price & Quantity button and plug in your numbers from your vendor receipt. For step-by-step instructions, click the link … Continue reading Did You Know? Quick Edit of Cost and/or Qtys on Inventory PO/Receipts

Did You Know? Column Sorting

Column Sorting On most screens in HITS® BPOS, you can click on the column title to sort in ascending or descending order.

Release – April 2020

An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS Technical Support … Continue reading Release – April 2020

Did You Know? We Offer FREE Online Training

Online Training We offer Free Online Training for your HITS® Tire & Auto Shop Software! It is great for new hires and it allows them to learn the basics without you having to spend your valuable time training them. It is also great for those legacy “blue screeners” who want to learn BPOS but feel … Continue reading Did You Know? We Offer FREE Online Training

Did You Know? Default Printers And Copies…

Default Printers And Copies You can set your number of default copies by your auto shops’ ticket type! Not only that, you can select a different default printer for each ticket type by your auto shops’ workstation as well!

Did You Know? Separator Lines…

Separator Lines Using Line Separators on your auto or tire shop tickets allows you to easily keep your jobs divided on your tickets so that when you print the customer’s invoice, it is neater and easier to read. You can add Separator Lines to your workorders, Packages, you can add them after Kit Pricing and … Continue reading Did You Know? Separator Lines…

Did You Know? Invoice Images…

Invoice Images You can include an invoice image with your own company logo on your tickets anytime you print or email them? You can include disclaimers, manufacturer logos, watermarks and/or coupons, etc. For more information as to what is available to you and any minor fees associated, click the link below. Please note that we … Continue reading Did You Know? Invoice Images…

Did You Know? In-Process Inventory…

In-Process Inventory You can quickly and easily find where your “In Process” quantities are by viewing the Inventory Ins/Outs Ledger? You can also run the IP (In Process) Journal Report which will provide a list of all Product #’s “In Process”. This includes all In Process ticket types: WIP (Workorder In Process), RIP (Receipt In … Continue reading Did You Know? In-Process Inventory…

Release – December 2019

An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS Technical Support … Continue reading Release – December 2019

Release – March 2019

An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS Technical Support … Continue reading Release – March 2019

Release – October 2018

An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS Technical Support … Continue reading Release – October 2018

SEMA Booth Announced!

We are happy to announce we will be returning to SEMA in 2018! Come see us at Booth #42263 in the Global Tire Expo by TIA Tuesday, October 30th – Friday, November 2nd. If you would like to set up an appointment to meet with us at SEMA, please email us to schedule a time … Continue reading SEMA Booth Announced!

Release – August 2018

An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS Technical Support … Continue reading Release – August 2018

Release – May 2018

An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS Technical Support … Continue reading Release – May 2018

Release – February 2018

An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS Technical Support … Continue reading Release – February 2018

Release – September 2017

An update has been loaded to your HITS BPOS system. To view notes and explanations on the new features and updates that have been made to the system, from the HELP menu in HITS BPOS, click the WHAT’S NEW? option. For questions about new features or to schedule a call with the HITS Technical Support … Continue reading Release – September 2017

WEBINAR – 1stMILE / Merchant Partners & HITS

HITS is proud to spotlight 1stMILE / Merchant Partners payments processing in this exclusive interactive WEBINAR. In this webinar, the HITS Support Team will first show the credit card integration with signature capture in HITS. In the second half of the webinar, 1stMILE / Merchant Partners will discuss their payment solutions and show how revenue … Continue reading WEBINAR – 1stMILE / Merchant Partners & HITS